The other day I was driving along Interstate-205 near historic Oregon City where the early 19th century explorers Lewis and Clark (1803-05) came through on their way to the Pacific Ocean.
Fifteen miles outside of the Portland city center the Willamette river parallels the highway and the majestic Willamette falls can be seen from the road. This was an area of the river where multiple tribes of Native Americans once fished the turbulent waters for salmon.
Taking this all in with my eyes shifting between driving and scanning the terrain, I noticed all the new construction of generously sized homes perched on the surrounding hill tops.
Admiring (and envying) the vantage point of these homes with their views of snow-covered Mt. Hood and the river, I began to wonder what it might be like to live in them, say… 20 years from now.